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AISI 334 Stainless Steel vs. C86100 Bronze

AISI 334 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C86100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 334 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 55.7 to 62.7
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.3 to 25